Bike enthusiast and designer Izhar Gafni built a functioning bicycle made out of recycled cardboard for about $9 dollars. That is pretty slick if I say so myself. The Cardboard Bicycle can withstand water and humidity, coated with a strong layer of brown and white material, making the finished product look like it is made of hard lightweight plastic and can carry riders weighing up to 485 pounds. The cost to make the bike is around $9-$12 and the manufacturer expects that the cost to the consumer would be around $60-$90 depending on what parts they choose to add on. If you want to know more about the design, watch the video below.




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I'm sure a lot of you out there have been enjoying the Olympic's but I have got to say that I'm very disappointed in the branding and graphic design aspect of this years Olympics.  So I have found some alternative poster designs for the London 2012 Olympic Games.  Hope you enjoy.



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Welcome to TCL Playlist-40. Summer can sometimes feel like its flying by. So how about a playlist to put you in a slower speed of summer. Check out some new tracks by Glowbug, Blackbird Blackbird, Giraffage and more...

If you want to check out any of the other Playlist then click on Archived Playlist in this post or on the right hand side of this blog or in the menu.


Cover art by: Damion S.

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This Island Retreat Home is a combination of freestanding structures surrounded by a sheltered central courtyard resting in a saddle above Matiatia Bay. The homes inspiration is to emphasized the form of a natural setting for three roofed structures and freestanding raised pool. The view alone would have me sold.

Stuart Langfield is the creator behind the official music video for Julien Mier's “Watercolour Sky,” from his upcoming EP, When Will You Wake Up, that comes out on August 6th. This video takes a trippy cinematic journey through the countryside of Squamish, British Columbia where a man awakens to a world full of origami animals. Check out the video, I think you will find the ending quite interesting.



Julien Mier - Watercolour Sky from Stuart Langfield on Vimeo.

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